Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals in science and engineering to solve problems involving these disciplines
• Identify, describe and explain basic scientific and mathematical principles
• Understand laboratory techniques: testing, measuring, monitoring protocol, and security
• Select and rigorously apply knowledge, tools and methods in sciences and engineering to solve problems involving these disciplines
• Collaborate, work in a team
• Interact effectively with other students to carry out collaborative projects.
• Communicate in a structured way - both orally and in writing, in French and English - giving clear, accurate, reasoned information
• Argue to and persuade customers, teachers and a board both orally and in writing
• Present analysis or experiment results in laboratory reports

Learning Outcomes of UE

Understand the basic principles of Dynamics (correlation between forces acting on a mechanical system and its motion).
To apply these principles, in a rigorous and rational modelling process, in the context of industrial or every day life examples (resonance, balancing, gyroscopic effects,...).
Strengthen the intuition with respect to problems involving the relation between forces and motion.
Understand the basic principles of material point dynamics and impulses.
Apply these principles, in a rigorous and rational modelling process, in order to solve problems involving these phenomena.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Kinetics of rigid body; d'Alembert's principle; general theorems of Dynamics; one or two degree of freedom vibrating systems: free or forced response, resonance, frequency response; Dynamics of rigid body: balancing, gyroscopic effects.
Material point dynamics and application to Kepler's laws and Foucault's pendulum. Impulses.
The additional learning activity is clearly a continuation. Namely, it demonstrates how the laws of Dynamics can be applied to explain natural phenomena.

Prior Experience

Trigonometry; planar and space geometry; Algebra: resolution of a set of linear equations, matrix calculus, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; differential calculus: resolution of differential equations, Laplace transform; Kinematics and Statics (force equilibrium and energetic methods) of Mechanical Systems composed of rigid bodies and material points.